Rich Carlson started
the song and joined all the rest of us playing the game of
closest to the food when the song ends. He lost.
Following a picnic lunch of cold sandwiches, pasta salad,
coleslaw and an enormous slice of cake, guests were
announced. Rich Carlson, prepaid fine in hand,
introduced his grandson once again, who was properly made
welcome. Bill Parchen introduced Bob Spada. Director
of Englewood Golf Course, who Parchen later presented
Arapahoe’s check for $300 to help with Englewood GC’s
Children’s Junior Golf Program. Parchen was fined a
quarter for subscribing to Rick Campbell’s “School of
Presentation.” Parchen, only wanting to help, gave
John Pifer a long and gracious introduction including his
about to be offered Rockies tickets for their game on August
19th at 7:00 PM. Cost him a quarter for advertising.
The Cajun Cookout was also mentioned. No fine.
Someone said something about nominations, but I missed it
entirely —[When you sit at a table with Parchen and the
Harder, it is hard to hear anyone else.] Western
Welcome Week Lemonade Stand needs volunteers. Sign up sheet
going around. A really great show was canceled for
lack of interest. Bingo's D. Team deposited $5800 plus
$500 for Progressive Bingo—118 players—Progressive
$1800. E-Team is up next on July 16th. D. Harder
says it is OK to play in Platte Canyon’s Golf Match at Arrowhead,
Friday. September 5th.

Sertoman
of the Day

Will Martinez is a son of
Colorado, born near Berthoud 77 years ago. At about age 1
his family moved to Denver and Will made the rounds of North
Denver schools, graduating from North High School in 1942.
H saw Naval service during WWII, returning to Denver in 1948
and worked for
Gates Rubber Co. He got married Marie in 1948 and was
recalled to serve in Korea in 1950. He returned home
again went to college and worked for Martin Marietta 29
years, retiring in 1958. Will and Marie have two
daughters and four grandchildren. Travel is their
hobby—to such places as Europe, Egypt and China in recent
years. Will has served in many capacities at Arapahoe,
most
notably producing a series of outstanding scrapbooks. Lucky
Fred Downs got his $5.

Program

Orian
Hunter introduced Dr. Eleanor T. Christiansen, MD of the
Health Care for All Colorado, an organization devoted to the
creation of a single-payer approach to health care for all
people in Colorado [and the United States]. Her
reasoning is based on factual information. One study
showed that in 1998, almost 20% of the money paid into the
health system went for things (e.g. profits, huge CEO
salaries, marketing, bureaucracy) other than health care.
Dr. Christiansen is an active volunteer for such a program
in Colorado and supports a national move for a single payer
system. She offered information on the success in
Norway, Sweden, Canada, and Great Britain. She also
argues convincingly that the inefficiencies built into the
US system is currently leaving 45 million Americans without
any health care at all. Health Care for All Colorado is a
Statewide Effort for Universal Health Care.Dr. Christiansen
is soundly convinced that such a system can evolve if a
grass roots movement, now in progress is successful.

What matters most

Before
you put a lot of time and energy into being frustrated or
annoyed, worried or angry about something, ask yourself
this. Five years from now, will it make any difference one
way or the other?

Rather than making a
minor inconvenience into a major issue, take a moment to put
it into perspective. If it won't matter a few days or weeks
from now, is it really worth getting upset about? If you
focus on the petty, insignificant things, that takes your
time and energy away from what is truly important. Life is
too precious to waste even a few moments, for in each of
those moments there is priceless opportunity.

Imagine what you could do
today that would indeed make a positive difference five, ten
or twenty years from now. Think of how you can spend the
moments you have right now, so you'll always look back on
them with satisfaction, thankful for the choices you made.

Live this day like the
special time that it is. Keep reminding yourself to focus on
what matters most, letting everything else flow quietly on
by.
In so doing, you'll be creating value that will stay with
you always.